Basic Biographical Details

Name:

James Murray

Designation:

Architect

Born:

17 February 1916

Died:

1992

Bio Notes:

James Murray was born on 17 February 1916. From October 1934 until 1937 he studied full-time at Edinburgh College of Art. The session 1937-38 was spent gaining office experience with Richardson & McKay but he returned to the College for the following session. His studies were interrupted by war service which he spent with the Royal Engineers. He returned to his fifth and final year at the College in 1946 and was awarded the diploma in December of that year. He was elected ARIBA in May 1947, his proposers being John Ross McKay, Alfred Hugh Mottram and Leslie Graham Thomson. McKay in his statement remarks that Murray was 'very keen on his profession'. After qualifying Murray returned to the same practice, now Dick Peddie, McKay & Jamieson, as an assistant.

Murray spent a four week period sketching and measuring in the Cotsworlds in July 1936 and during the War from March 1942 until February 1946 he served abroad in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Austria.

Later in his career Murray would appear to have worked in England. He died in Merseyside in the autumn of 1992. His death was registered in September of that year.

Private and Business Addresses

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Address

Type

Date from

Date to

Notes

72, Marchmont Road, Edinburgh, Scotland

Private

1947

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